Unscramble SHORTLISTING to get 394 words. SHORTLISTING itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SHORTLISTING split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 13 with 9, 57 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in SHORTLISTING: TRILITHONS, for 13 points.
Of the 57 8-letter words from SHORTLISTING, 23 score 12 points, the group's best. LISTINGS and INSIGHTS are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SHORTLISTING; 28 of them share the top score of 11. LISTING, HOSTING and TONIGHT are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words in SHORTLISTING, 23 score 10 points, the group's best. RIGHTS, THINGS and SHIRTS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words made with SHORTLISTING letters; 23 of them share the top score of 9. RIGHT, NORTH and NIGHT are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SHORTLISTING, 10 score 8 points, the group's best. GIRL, HOST and HITS are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from SHORTLISTING, GHI and HOG tie for first at 7 points. NOT, ITS and HOT are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of SHORTLISTING for another and you can spell this word:
More 12-letter words: starting with SH · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with RIGHTISTS, SHIRTINGS, THIRSTING and TRITHINGS (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SHORTLISTING, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHORTLISTING itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 394) | 304 | 394 | 272 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 90 of them: HOISTINGS, THRISTING, HIRLINGS, HISTRIONS, HORSINGS, HOSTINGS, HOTTINGS, SLOTHING, TINGLISH, HIRINGS, HIRLING, HISTRION and 78 more. Words With Friends* skips 32 of them: SHORTLISTING, TRILITHONS, TRILITHON, SHITLIST, SHLONGS, TRILITHS, HOISINS, SHLONG, SHOGIS, TRILITH, GOTHS, HOISIN and 20 more.